Lousy refs, and what is MLS doing to reverse home bias?

The studies are pretty conclusive: Worldwide, referees favor home teams, especially when crowd noise ramps up. The studies cut across all sports, but, simply because globally a lot more professional teams are soccer teams than any other sport, they tend to focus on the beautiful game

The studies are pretty conclusive: Worldwide, referees favor home teams, especially when crowd noise ramps up. The studies cut across all sports, but, simply because globally a lot more professional teams are soccer teams than any other sport, they tend to focus on the beautiful game. A Havard University study ...